Garage Rock. Indie Sleaze. Electronic Dance Pop. This Brooklyn trio has done it all across a surprisingly long career, out lasting almost all of their early 2000s NYC contemporaries. It's YEAH YEAH YEAHS week!
Joining the show this week is Boston-based musician Matt Ozelius! As drummers for him in recent years, Matt weighs in on the great debate over who is better behind the kit-Jon or Alex-before diving into the theatrical TV appearances of Karen O and co! The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are on Letterman a lot, and unfortunately Dave is a weird creep for over a decade. A garden-themed performance of "Maps" on the MTV Movie Awards is equally pretty and impressive. A broadway choir backs up the band in 2013, and Karen sings on top of molten lava nine years later on Kimmel.
Want to watch along with us? Check out the links below for the performances discussed this week!
Date with the Night, 6/26/2003 on The Late Show with David Letterman
Maps, 6/5/2004 on The MTV Movie Awards
Gold Lion, 3/29/2006 on The Late Show with David Letterman
Down Boy, 7/26/2007 on The Late Show with David Letterman
Zero, 4/14/2009 on The Late Show with David Letterman
Sacrilege, 4/5/2013 on The Late Show with David Letterman
Burning, 9/29/2022 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
